26 LAMELLICOKNIA — CETONIIDAE. 



Black; elytra velvety, reddish-yellow, with a spot at 

 shoulder, an abbreviated band in middle and a spot at apex, 

 outer margin and suture black. Head, thorax and scu- 

 telluni closely covered with brownish-yellow, breast with 

 gray hairs (shorter than in T. fasciatus). Intermediate 

 tibiae not toothed; clypeus only slightly emarginate in 

 front ; thorax nearly as broad as elytra, with posterior 

 angles almost right angles and with a large spot more feebly 

 covered with hair than the rest and indistinctly punctured 

 on hinder part. Male with posterior femora slightly 

 clubbed toward apex. L, 4| — 6 1. Very rare. 



T. aldominalis, Men. 



STEENOXL 



A, Prothorax more or less closely applied to mesothorax. 



a. Eyes oblong oval, more or less large ; labrum distinct. 



Insects without power of leaping when placed on back. 

 Antennae inserted in cavities on lowest part of forehead ; 

 posterior angles of thorax not produced. Buprestidae. 



l). Eyes roundish, small ; labrum obsolete. 



Insects sometimes with slight power of leaping when 

 placed on back. Antennae inserted on forehead at inner 

 margin of eyes ; posterior angles of thorax produced. 



Eucnemidae. 

 jB. Prothorax not closely applied to mesothorax. 



Eyes usually rather large, roundish ; labrum distinct ; 

 antennae inserted immediately before eyes ; posterior angles 

 of thorax produced. Insects with strong power of leaping 

 when placed on back. Elatcrid.ae. 



B UJPMJESTIDAJE. 



A. Tarsi long. 



a, Scutellum triangular, 



Mentum rather broader than long, apex truncate or 

 nearly so. Hinder process of presternum flat, broad, 

 dilated on each side behind anteiior coxae, apex broad, 

 angular. First and second abdominal segments soldered 

 together but with a visible seam. Base of thorax straight ; 



